0709 203000 - Nairobi 0709 983000 - Kilifi
0709 203000 - NRB 0709 983000 - Kilifi
0709 203000 - NRB | 0709 983000 - Kilifi

Bio

Caroline Jones, a senior social scientist, joined the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in February 2010. With a background in medical anthropology her research over the past 15 years has focused on treatment seeking and preventive behaviors for malaria and the factors that influence provider practices in sub-Saharan Africa. More recently she has been looking at the implement ability and sustainability of public health interventions, focusing on issues relating to social relationships, organizational structure and management and leadership. Research capacity strengthening and the promotion of the appropriate use of high quality social science research in the development and implementation of public health policy are major concerns underpinning much of her work. A key role in her current position is to contribute to building Kenyan and regional expertise to develop and lead such research.

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Current Work

Her research over the past 15 years has focused on treatment seeking and preventive behaviors for malaria and the factors that influence provider practices in sub-Saharan Africa. More recently she has been looking at the implement ability and sustainability of public health interventions, focusing on issues relating to social relationships, organizational structure and management and leadership.

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Recent publications

Community Experiences and Perceptions of the Broad One Health Endectocide-Based Malaria Intervention in Africa Trial of Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study in Kwale County, Kenya.
Wangari, W., Onyango, T., Kazungu, K., Nuru, K., Kasiwa, L., Chaccour, C., Rabinovich, N. R., Mwangangi, J., Maia, M., Jones, C.
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (2025). 114:72-84

Ivermectin to reduce malaria transmission- safety and efficacy results from the BOHEMIA cluster randomized trial in Mozambique.
Chaccour, C., Nicolas, P., Martinho, S., Mundaca, H., Elobolobo, E., Ruiz-Castillo, P., Houana, A., Montaña, J., Mbanze, J., Casellas, A., Macucha, A., Mael, M., Soares, A., Kiuru, C., Gutierrez, A. S., Imputiua, S., Constantino, L., Vegove, V., Cole, G., Duthaler, U., Ribes, M., Mutepa, V., Brew, J., Munguambe, H., Stanulovic, S., Xerinda, A., Materula, F., Gorski, N., Wanjiku, C., Furnival-Adams, J., Túnez, L., Sam, L., Collins, L., Xia, K., Hammann, F., Rudd, M., Rist, C., Jones, C., Maia, M., Candrinho, B., Rabinovich, N. R., Saute, F.
EClinicalMedicine, (2025). 90:103632

Neonatal units as physical spaces for newborn care delivery in Kenya: A qualitative study.
Waithira, C., Odinga, N., Ngaiza, G., Maluni, J., Maina, M., Karumba, K., English, M., Mutua, E., Molyneux, S., Jones, C., Oluoch, D.
Int J Nurs Stud, (2025). 172:105217

Experiences of mothers in the context of a staffing intervention in select newborn units in Kenyan public hospitals.
Oluoch, D., Odinga, N., Waithira, C., Ngaiza, G., Maluni, J., Mutua, E., Maina, M., Karumba, K., Molyneux, S., Fuller, S., Were, F., English, M., Jones, C.
Int J Nurs Stud, (2025). 172:105222

Applying a multi-layered, mixed methods approach to evaluate technology and workforce interventions in Kenyan neonatal units.
Maina, M., Molyneux, S., Were, F., Oluoch, D., Mutua, E., Gathara, D., English, M., Imam, A., Ngaiza, G., Rababeh, A., Grewal, G., Nasir, N., Waithira, C., Odinga, N., Kagonya, V., Onyango, O., Karumba, K., Jones, C., Mwangi, P., Kinyua, L., Thuranira, L., Njoroge, V., Mwangi, N., Mwangi, L., Musyoka, P., Kioni, Z., Fuller, S. S.
Glob Health Action, (2025). 18:2558267

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